Job summary
Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications
from individuals who require sponsorship.
Children's and young peoples Continuing Care,
covering Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) are looking for
assessors with a range of clinical skills to support assessments of Children
and young people with varying but complex health needs. If you have experience
in complex physical health and /or mental health and/or learning disabilities,
you may be just the person to join our thriving team. We are looking for
individuals who are motivated to use their clinical expertise to make a positive
difference, delivering assessments using the National Framework and seeking CYP
and family based solutions often through Personal Health Budgets.
Main duties of the job
As we cover a large geographical area there
will be opportunity to have a primary base in one of our counties however there
will also be an expectation that work is carried out across BOB in answer to
referral receipt and clinical need. Our current assessors primarily work
virtually however there is an expectation that face to face assessment and
visits to home and school are part of each assessment.
We are a team, keen to make a difference with plenty of
experience and knowledge. There will be ample opportunity to develop new skills
working alongside existing learning disability, mental health and physical health case managers leading the
way in the application of Childrens Continuing Care Framework to support
equitable, good quality health care delivery and positive health outcomes.
About us
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and
Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board is the statutory NHS organisation
responsible for planning and delivering health and care services for the
communities of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.
We work collaboratively with partner
organisations including local government, the voluntary, community and social
enterprise sector, and people and communities across the BOB Health and Care
Integrated Care System (ICS).
Our key priorities are to
increase healthy life expectancy and reduce health inequalities for the 1.7
million people who live in our communities.
We value and promote diversity
and are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best
employers are those that reflect the communities they serve. We want to
increase the diversity of our NHS leadership and particularly encourage applications
from women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBT
communities, younger candidates and from people with lived experience of
disability, who we know are all under-represented in these important roles.
Our Values are:
Respectful
we are inclusive
Impactful
we make a difference
Integrity
we are kind and fair
Leadership
we encourage leadership
Collaborative
we work together in a positive way
Job description
Job responsibilities
Using clinical expertise in applying the Continuing Health
Care Framework for Children, the post holder will be responsible for Assessing
and Reviewing individuals within or referred into CYPCC.
The post holder will work with wider teams to support the
delivery of individualised care delivery including Personal Health Budgets
(PHBs).
Working within the remit of the National Framework (NF) for CYPCC,
the post holder will provide a high quality service that supports the delivery
of an effective and competent service that consistently delivers an
individual-focused intervention with patients, their families and
representatives.
Take a lead on ensuring transition
processes are continually developed and improved to achieve seamless CYP key
transition milestones.
The post holder will be required to have a good knowledge of health
and social care practice and be able to demonstrate an understanding of CYPCC
and be prepared to extend their skills, knowledge and competence in this field.
This post will require good communication skills with
individuals and their families or representatives and requires the ability to
work in a multi-disciplinary way with colleagues.
Deliver against objectives, achieving quality outcomes,
prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring their
professional registration and mandatory training is up-to-date
The job description and person specification are an outline
of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder will
carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed
on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the AACC service
and the ICB.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Using clinical expertise in applying the Continuing Health
Care Framework for Children, the post holder will be responsible for Assessing
and Reviewing individuals within or referred into CYPCC.
The post holder will work with wider teams to support the
delivery of individualised care delivery including Personal Health Budgets
(PHBs).
Working within the remit of the National Framework (NF) for CYPCC,
the post holder will provide a high quality service that supports the delivery
of an effective and competent service that consistently delivers an
individual-focused intervention with patients, their families and
representatives.
Take a lead on ensuring transition
processes are continually developed and improved to achieve seamless CYP key
transition milestones.
The post holder will be required to have a good knowledge of health
and social care practice and be able to demonstrate an understanding of CYPCC
and be prepared to extend their skills, knowledge and competence in this field.
This post will require good communication skills with
individuals and their families or representatives and requires the ability to
work in a multi-disciplinary way with colleagues.
Deliver against objectives, achieving quality outcomes,
prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring their
professional registration and mandatory training is up-to-date
The job description and person specification are an outline
of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder will
carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed
on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the AACC service
and the ICB.
Person Specification
Analytical
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Take decisions on difficult and challenging issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Autonomy Freedom to Act
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Service Manager and Clinical Leads, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance with policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve service improvement.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of National CYPCC Framework and a Personal Health Budget delivery.
- Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
- Have an appreciation of wider Children's services delivery and shared responsibilities to meet need of CYP.
- Have a minimum of two years experience working within Children's services .
- Have experience working within Children's services in both acute and community settings
- Have working knowledge of safeguarding principles and processes.
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively. Experience of managing and motivating colleagues.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must be able to articulately navigate complex presentations and reflect these within any assessment clearly identifying points at which views differ.
- To be able to maintain positive communication with families during highly emotive conversations.
- To be able to communicate complexity and/or questions posed in a manner that can be understood well by non-medical personnel.
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a post graduate diploma qualification in a relevant health or care discipline or equivalent experience.
- Member of relevant professional body.
Person Specification
Analytical
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Take decisions on difficult and challenging issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Autonomy Freedom to Act
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Service Manager and Clinical Leads, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance with policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve service improvement.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of National CYPCC Framework and a Personal Health Budget delivery.
- Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
- Have an appreciation of wider Children's services delivery and shared responsibilities to meet need of CYP.
- Have a minimum of two years experience working within Children's services .
- Have experience working within Children's services in both acute and community settings
- Have working knowledge of safeguarding principles and processes.
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively. Experience of managing and motivating colleagues.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must be able to articulately navigate complex presentations and reflect these within any assessment clearly identifying points at which views differ.
- To be able to maintain positive communication with families during highly emotive conversations.
- To be able to communicate complexity and/or questions posed in a manner that can be understood well by non-medical personnel.
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a post graduate diploma qualification in a relevant health or care discipline or equivalent experience.
- Member of relevant professional body.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
